Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Helena West Side, MT

M 2.7

Latest: 3:38 pm MDT on 9 March 2025 · 9 km (6 mi) E of Helena West Side, MT

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Helena West Side was M 2.7, 9 km (6 mi) E of Helena West Side, MT, at 3:38 pm MDT on 9 March 2025. 267 people reported feeling it to USGS. 8 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 96 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 5
Largest since 2016: M 3.7 on 4 February 2016, 12 km (7 mi) SSE of Helena West Side, MT
Reported felt: 14 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 19 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 13 minutes ago · this page 03:22 UTC

The latest 50

1.5 12 km (7 mi) ESE of Helena West Side, MT Aug 5, 2026
2:34 pm MDT
1.7 10 km (6 mi) ESE of Helena West Side, MT Jul 29, 2026
12:27 pm MDT
1.7 18 km (11 mi) WNW of Helena West Side, MT Jul 23, 2026
10:08 pm MDT
1.9 11 km (7 mi) ESE of Helena West Side, MT Jun 12, 2026
7:36 am MDT
2.4 20 km (12 mi) SE of Helena West Side, MT May 20, 2026
1:12 am MDT
2.3 19 km (12 mi) W of Helena West Side, MT Aug 16, 2025
7:02 pm MDT
1.5 8 km (5 mi) NE of Helena West Side, MT May 18, 2025
3:20 pm MDT
2.3 14 km (9 mi) WNW of Helena West Side, MT · felt by 1 Mar 23, 2025
3:32 am MDT
2.7 9 km (6 mi) E of Helena West Side, MT · felt by 267 Mar 9, 2025
3:38 pm MDT
1.8 9 km (6 mi) E of Helena West Side, MT · felt by 2 Mar 1, 2025
10:29 am MST
2.0 17 km (11 mi) NNW of Helena West Side, MT Jan 5, 2025
8:33 pm MST
2.2 14 km (9 mi) E of Helena West Side, MT Nov 20, 2024
7:44 pm MST
1.9 20 km (12 mi) SW of Helena West Side, MT Mar 4, 2024
5:40 am MST
1.8 20 km (13 mi) SW of Helena West Side, MT Mar 1, 2024
4:21 pm MST
2.1 20 km (12 mi) SW of Helena West Side, MT Feb 18, 2024
5:37 pm MST
2.4 4 km (2 mi) NE of Helena West Side, MT · felt by 47 Dec 4, 2023
5:19 am MST
1.5 13 km (8 mi) ESE of Helena West Side, MT Aug 4, 2023
10:34 am MDT
1.6 28 km (18 mi) NNW of Helena West Side, MT Jul 30, 2023
11:14 am MDT
1.7 13 km (8 mi) ESE of Helena West Side, MT Jun 28, 2023
10:44 am MDT
1.9 30 km (18 mi) NW of Helena West Side, MT Jun 23, 2023
9:10 am MDT
1.8 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Helena West Side, MT Sep 16, 2022
8:38 am MDT
1.7 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Helena West Side, MT Jun 3, 2022
4:32 am MDT
1.6 13 km (8 mi) ESE of Helena West Side, MT May 25, 2022
12:10 pm MDT
1.6 12 km (8 mi) ESE of Helena West Side, MT Apr 20, 2022
10:06 am MDT
1.8 15 km (10 mi) NW of Helena West Side, MT Apr 11, 2022
10:22 pm MDT
1.6 13 km (8 mi) N of Helena West Side, MT · felt by 1 Apr 3, 2022
5:36 pm MDT
1.6 11 km (7 mi) ESE of Helena West Side, MT Mar 11, 2022
9:47 am MST
1.6 11 km (7 mi) ESE of Helena West Side, MT · felt by 1 Feb 24, 2022
11:07 am MST
1.7 14 km (8 mi) ESE of Helena West Side, MT Dec 8, 2021
10:43 am MST
2.2 8 km (5 mi) NNW of Helena West Side, MT Nov 12, 2021
2:40 pm MST
2.4 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Helena West Side, MT Oct 4, 2021
4:36 pm MDT
2.3 13 km (8 mi) E of Helena West Side, MT · felt by 2 May 29, 2021
5:03 am MDT
1.6 13 km (8 mi) ESE of Helena West Side, MT Apr 21, 2021
1:42 pm MDT
2.2 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Helena West Side, MT Mar 22, 2021
12:20 am MDT
2.5 30 km (18 mi) WSW of Helena West Side, MT Mar 19, 2021
6:43 pm MDT
1.8 26 km (16 mi) S of Helena West Side, MT Feb 15, 2021
12:21 am MST
1.7 8 km (5 mi) SE of Helena West Side, MT Dec 3, 2020
12:08 pm MST
2.4 19 km (12 mi) NE of Helena West Side, MT Oct 25, 2020
9:23 am MDT
1.7 11 km (7 mi) ESE of Helena West Side, MT Aug 20, 2020
9:51 am MDT
2.1 23 km (15 mi) NE of Helena West Side, MT Aug 11, 2020
4:55 am MDT
2.3 30 km (19 mi) NNE of Helena West Side, MT Apr 20, 2020
4:13 pm MDT
2.1 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Helena West Side, MT Mar 5, 2020
1:23 pm MST
3.3 25 km (16 mi) NNW of Helena West Side, MT · felt by 15 Jan 30, 2020
8:47 pm MST
1.6 12 km (7 mi) ESE of Helena West Side, MT Oct 23, 2019
1:36 pm MDT
1.5 16 km (10 mi) ESE of Helena West Side, MT Jul 16, 2019
12:05 pm MDT
1.7 11 km (7 mi) ESE of Helena West Side, MT Jun 18, 2019
11:14 am MDT
1.7 11 km (7 mi) ESE of Helena West Side, MT May 2, 2019
10:38 am MDT
1.6 10 km (6 mi) ESE of Helena West Side, MT May 1, 2019
12:20 pm MDT
1.8 11 km (7 mi) ESE of Helena West Side, MT Mar 13, 2019
2:20 pm MDT
2.0 21 km (13 mi) WNW of Helena West Side, MT · felt by 1 Feb 4, 2019
8:37 am MST

From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Helena West Side time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Helena West Side are listed even when they are further out.

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The white circle is Helena West Side; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 4 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Helena West Side:

6.1 The 1935 Helena, Montana Earthquakes (Mainshock) · 35 km E of Helena West Side 1935
5.9 2 km ENE of Helena, Montana · 9 km E of Helena West Side 1935
5.9 The 1935 Helena, Montana Earthquakes (Largest Aftershock) · 21 km ESE of Helena West Side 1935
5.0 2 km ENE of Helena, Montana · 9 km E of Helena West Side 1935

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearby towns

Helena 6 km · Helena Valley West Central 8 km · Helena Valley Northwest 15 km · Helena Valley Northeast 17 km · Clancy 18 km

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